CAMERON ‘IN’ CAMPAIGN TAPS EX-OBAMA AIDE: U.S. political strategist Jim Messina has signed on as “Senior Strategic Adviser” for David Cameron’s campaign to keep Britain in the EU — effective now. “Given these challenging economic times, the very last thing we should do is risk the U.K. and EU economies with this risky [Brexit] move,” Messina, who managed Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, told POLITICO in an email. The former White House deputy chief of staff won’t run the “In” campaign day-to-day but will be “heavily involved” in strategy ahead of the June 23 Brexit referendum, he said. Tara Corrigan, another Obama campaign vet, will be working with Cameron’s team daily from London.

PRO-EU ROADSHOW GETS MOVING… On launch day for his “In” campaign, David Cameron shed his jacket to deliver a smooth pro-EU appeal to a group of workers in Slough. His message, which he said was based on six years’ experience as prime minister: If in doubt, vote to stay. It’s safer.

… AND DODGES BORIS ROADBLOCK: Cameron fielded questions about Boris Johnson, whom he had on Monday accused of acting out of personal ambition for joining the “Out campaign.” But this time the PM was cooler-headed. Johnson had a “very strong future” in British politics, he said, hinting at a possible patch-up once the Brexit storm has passed. Paul Dallison looks back at some of Johnson’s past statements on Europe: http://politi.co/1PW9h5P

Die Welt op-ed: “[Johnson’s] arguments are tempting … The EU needs to start preparing for this possibility” of a Brexit. http://bit.ly/1WHO4hR

FT: Johnson is ‘No Churchill:’ “A modern Winston Churchill …would immediately understand that Great Britain’s decision on its role in the European Union is part of a bigger, global context,” writes the FT’s Gideon Rachman, calling Johnson’s move “depressingly small-minded.” http://on.ft.com/1Ty886N

JUST IN CASE: The Bank of England is making contingency plans for Brexit, Governor Mark Carney told the Treasury Committee. Carney testifies to the committee on Brexit March 8. The Guardian reports: http://bit.ly/1QbcyfF

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‘CZEXIT’ NEXT, IS IT? The Czech prime minister warned that a British exit from the European Union could influence his country to follow suit. “Debates about leaving the EU could be expected in this country in a few years, too, if Britain left the EU,” Bohuslav Sobotka said. Tara Palmeri and Kate Day report: http://politi.co/1oAdGCd

EP debate today. European Council President Donald Tusk and Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker are set to speak to the European Parliament at 3 pm today on the results of last week’s summit. Here’s where to watch it live: http://bit.ly/1UlNxDC

GOOD MORNING, EUROPE: A hearty hello from Paris. In the absence of Ryan, who is taking a well-deserved breather, I am happy to bring you Brussels Playbook today. I cover French and European politics for POLITICO. For all tips or complaints, email me at nvinocur@politico.eu. And follow me at @nicholasvinocur

MIGRATION — EU SCRAMBLES TO KEEP STRATEGY TOGETHER: Senior EU officials in Brussels are looking to save and give new impetus to a flagging pan-European approach to migration. The push comes as Austria and a handful of other EU states have taken unilateral actions to stop the flow of refugees, undermining the efforts by the European Commission — strongly backed by Germany — to fashion and implement a common policy across the 28 member nations to alleviate the crisis. Jacopo Barigazzi reports: http://politi.co/1OtQieO

BELGIUM DEALS NEW BLOW TO SCHENGEN: Belgian authorities temporarily shut the country’s border with France to stop a purported influx of migrants from Calais. Interior Minister Jan Jambon notified the European Commission Tuesday of the move. Jambon’s cabinet told POLITICO that thousands of migrants had entered Belgium and many more were expected. “These people have to be dissuaded,” a spokesman said. Laurens Cerulus reports: http://politi.co/1QYEDqg

How many is it now? Belgium is the seventh country to suspend Schengen, after Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden. Hungary has controls on borders with two non-Schengen states: Croatia and Serbia.

Where the fences are. This interactive graphic from Radio Free Europe shows the evolution of border fences across Europe: http://bit.ly/1QCEE8U

…AS FRANCE CLEARS ‘LA JUNGLE:’ Despite a reprieve, migrants living in a Calais camp known as “the jungle” will have to clear out soon from half the area. Prime Minister Manuel Valls said evacuation from a part of the camp which had developed a town life, complete with shops and restaurants, would take “as long as necessary.” Migrants will be directed to a new camp nearby where people are lodged in container homes, but aid workers say there are too few to accommodate all former residents — hence the fears of a rush for Belgium. Le Monde: http://bit.ly/21c38eb | Libération: http://bit.ly/21ai0Kb

FRENCH-BRITISH BORDER GROWL: The center-right president of France’s Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, Xavier Bertrand, warned that France would no longer police the British border in the event of a withdrawal from the EU. “If Britain leaves Europe, right away the border will leave Calais and go to Dover,” Xavier Bertrand, the center-right president of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region, which includes the city of Calais, told France Inter radio. http://politi.co/1TDhzTU

GREECE FUMES OVER BALKAN MIGRATION SUMMIT: Austria is hosting a summit on migration for states along the Balkan route into Europe — but forgot to invite Greece. Athens called the Managing Migration Together meeting “an attempt to take decisions in Greece’s absence that directly affect Greece and Greek borders.” Vienna isn’t budging. It fired back that the invitation list was fixed. The Local: http://bit.ly/21pD63K

GREEK ANARCHISTS INTERRUPT LIVE NEWS BROADCAST: The group is named “Rouvikonas. Worth watching for the expression on the host’s face: http://bit.ly/1QbeC7g

RENZI PUTS FILM MOVES ON EU LEADERS: The Italian prime minister hopes a film about the migration experience will soften EU leaders’ hearts ahead of a summit on Turkey in March. Matteo Renzi will hand out copies of “Fire at Sea,” a documentary by director Gianfranco Rosi, to 27 other EU leaders to encourage them to talk about migration in a “different way.” The Guardian: http://bit.ly/1TDW5WT | France24 on the film: http://f24.my/1Qbfadp | Variety review: http://bit.ly/1PJRL2l

THIS MIGHT ALSO SPUR DEBATE: More than 110,000 migrants have crossed into Europe since the start of 2016, the International Organization for Migration said. AFP reports: http://yhoo.it/1S0kV2e

MIGRATION — SOME RELOCATIONS ARE HAPPENING: The first 11 refugees to be relocated to Romania will reach the eastern town of Galati on March 3, Euractiv Romania reported. The Romanian General Inspectorate for Immigration did not say where the immigrants are originally from: http://bit.ly/1SQBizt

AMNESTY KNOCKS EU OVER HUMAN RIGHTS: Amnesty International declared 2015 a catastrophic year for human rights in Europe because of the migration crisis. “[T]he worlds richest political bloc … singularly failed to come up with a coherent, humane and rights-respecting response to this challenge,” Amnesty wrote. “In the absence of principled leadership, the place of human rights as a cornerstone of European democracies is shakier than ever.” The full report, released today, is here: http://bit.ly/1L99vYn

SPANISH SOCIALIST EDGES CLOSER TO PM SPOT: Pedro Sánchez, the leader of Spain’s Socialists, is a step closer to becoming prime minister after his party struck a deal with a potential coalition partner. Hans von der Burchard reports: http://politi.co/1KI6q1p

WHAT WILL WE DO?! MARS BAR SCARE PROMPTS RECALL: Chocolate bar maker Mars is recalling products in 55 countries after a customer found bits of plastic in a Snickers bar. The problem was traced back to a factory in the Netherlands. There’s still hope for chocolate addicts out there, though: not all of Mars’ products are being recalled. BBC reports: http://bbc.in/1KHcLKA

FIFA — INFANTINO’S PASSIONATE BID: The Swiss contestant for Fifa’s presidency said he wants to turn the world football governing body upside down to scrub its reputation. He also brushed aside calls from rival Ali bin-al-Hussein of Jordan for a delay to the election to pick a successor for Sepp Blatter. Votes are cast Friday. http://bbc.in/1Tyax1u

BULLETS OVER BERLIN: The U.S. Army and NATO have received a major delivery of ammunition in Germany — 5,000 tons of small arms, combat vehicle ammunition and artillery rounds. NBC News reports that this is the largest shipment to Europe in more than a decade, and it’s now being sorted at a U.S. army depot in Western Germany. NBC’s Andy Eckardt writes, “The ‘critical shipment’ comes amid a re-aligning of NATO forces along the alliance’ eastern flank and recent talk of a “new Cold War” between Russia and the West.” http://nbcnews.to/1XKxKhB

BRUSSELS GETTING ITS JAZZ BACK: It took five long years, but the Arts-Loi metro station in Brussels is finally open after renovation work. Playbook was happy to see a brass quartet playing jazz as Metro travelers tried to make sense of the new surroundings. Not bad for the 21st most liveable city in the world… http://politi.co/21nr0YV. Here’s the official announcement: http://bit.ly/1QXMCnt and a picture of the festivities: http://bit.ly/1QXMLHt

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